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The Impact of Jay-Z's Moves

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Alex Raskin

April 2, 2013 8:49 p.m. ET

The defection of Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano from super agent Scott Boras to Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's newly formed Roc Nation Sports is officially a baseball story for now, but the residual effects of this deal could ultimately be felt in the NBA.

Cano is the first athlete to publicly sign with the company, a joint venture with Creative Artists Agency's sports division, and if the Brooklyn-born rapper-turned-mogul hopes to sign NBA players, he would have to relinquish his minority stake in the Nets in accordance...